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{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1973–74
|year=1973
|Team=New York Rangers
|Division=[[East Division (NHL)|East]]
|DivisionRank=3rd
|Record=40–24–14
|HomeRecord=26–7–6
|RoadRecord=14–17–8
|GoalsFor=300
|GoalsAgainst=251
|GeneralManager=[[Emile Francis]]
|Coach=[[Larry Popein]] Emile Francis
|Captain=[[Vic Hadfield]]
|AltCaptain=[[Brad Park]]
|Arena=[[Madison Square Garden]]
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=[[Rod Gilbert]] (36)
|AssistsLeader=[[Brad Park]] (57)
|PointsLeader=Brad Park (82)
|PIMLeader=Brad Park (148)
|WinsLeader=[[Ed Giacomin]] (30)
|GAALeader=Ed Giacomin (3.07)
|StanleyCup=
}}

The '''1973–74 New York Rangers season''' was the franchise's [[List of New York Rangers seasons|48th]] season.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Rangers|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/|accessdate=2019-06-20}}</ref> The [[New York Rangers|Rangers]] compiled 94 points during the [[1973–74 NHL season|regular season]] and finished third in the [[East Division (NHL)|East Division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1973–74 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1974.html|accessdate=2010-09-04}}</ref> The team made the [[Stanley Cup]] playoffs, where New York defeated the [[Montreal Canadiens]] 4–2 in the quarter-finals. The Rangers then lost in a seven-game semi-finals series to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]], who went on to win the Stanley Cup that season.<ref>{{cite web|title=1974 NHL Playoff Summary|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/NHL_1974.html|accessdate=2010-09-04}}</ref>

{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

==Offseason==
*On July 27, 1973, [[E. Michael Burke]] handed in his resignation to the New York Yankees, so that he could become president of [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref>Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, pp.47–48, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-06-169031-0}}</ref> This would make Burke the president of the New York Rangers hockey club and the [[New York Knicks]] basketball club.<ref>{{cite news|title=War hero dies|work=[[The Bryan Times]]|agency=[[United Press International]]|date=1987-02-06|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O1kdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xlcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3230,3179541|accessdate=2010-09-04}}</ref>

==Regular season==

===Final standings===
{{1973–74 NHL East Division standings|team=NYR}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{1973–74 NHL Record vs. opponents (East)|team=NYR}}

==Schedule and results==
{{Game log start|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1973–74 regular season<ref name="Gamelog">{{cite web |title=1973–74 New York Rangers Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1974_games.html |publisher=Hockey-Reference |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=October: 3–4–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–2–1)| Game| October| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 1 || 10 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–1 || 1–0–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 2 || 13 || @ [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || 8–2 || 2–0–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 3 || 14 || [[Los Angeles Kings]] || 1–1 || 2–0–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 4 || 17 || [[St. Louis Blues]] || 4–0 || 3–0–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 5 || 20 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–2 || 3–1–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 6 || 21 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–2 || 3–2–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 7 || 27 || @ [[New York Islanders]] || 3–2 || 3–3–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 8 || 28 || [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || 7–2 || 3–4–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 9 || 30 || @ [[Vancouver Canucks]] || 3–3 || 3–4–2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=November: 7–3–4 (home: 5–0–2; road: 2–3–2)| Game| November| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 10 || 1 || @ [[Los Angeles Kings]] || 2–1 || 3–5–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 11 || 4 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–1 || 3–6–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 12 || 7 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 7–3 || 4–6–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 13 || 9 || @ [[Atlanta Flames]] || 3–3 || 4–6–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 14 || 11 || [[New York Islanders]] || 5–2 || 5–6–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 15 || 14 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–4 || 5–6–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 16 || 15 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 10–2 || 5–7–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 17 || 17 || @ [[Minnesota North Stars]] || 6–3 || 6–7–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 18 || 18 || [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || 7–0 || 7–7–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 19 || 21 || [[California Golden Seals]] || 3–0 || 8–7–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 20 || 22 || @ [[Buffalo Sabres]] || 7–6 || 9–7–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 21 || 24 || [[Los Angeles Kings]] || 5–5 || 9–7–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 22 || 25 || [[Vancouver Canucks]] || 5–0 || 10–7–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 23 || 29 || @ [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || 2–2 || 10–7–6
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=December: 7–4–3 (home: 6–1–1; road: 1–3–2)| Game| December| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 24 || 1 || @ [[St. Louis Blues]] || 4–4 || 10–7–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 25 || 2 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–4 || 11–7–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 26 || 5 || [[St. Louis Blues]] || 5–1 || 12–7–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 27 || 6 || @ [[Buffalo Sabres]] || 8–4 || 12–8–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 28 || 9 || [[California Golden Seals]] || 6–3 || 13–8–7
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 29 || 12 || [[Buffalo Sabres]] || 1–1 || 13–8–8
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 30 || 15 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 2–2 || 13–8–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 31 || 16 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 6–1 || 13–9–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 32 || 20 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 5–2 || 14–9–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 33 || 22 || @ [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || 4–1 || 15–9–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 34 || 23 || @ [[Atlanta Flames]] || 3–1 || 15–10–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 35 || 26 || [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || 2–1 || 16–10–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 36 || 29 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 7–1 || 16–11–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 37 || 30 || [[Minnesota North Stars]] || 4–3 || 17–11–9
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=January: 7–4–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–3–1)| Game| January| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 38 || 3 || @ [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || 4–2 || 17–12–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 39 || 4 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–2 || 17–13–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 40 || 6 || [[Atlanta Flames]] || 5–2 || 18–13–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 41 || 10 || @ [[Buffalo Sabres]] || 7–2 || 18–14–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 42 || 12 || @ [[Vancouver Canucks]] || 6–1 || 19–14–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 43 || 13 || @ [[California Golden Seals]] || 7–2 || 20–14–9
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 44 || 16 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–4 || 20–14–10
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 45 || 17 || @ [[St. Louis Blues]] || 3–2 || 20–15–10
|- {{Game-won}}
| 46 || 19 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–2 || 21–15–10
|- {{Game-won}}
| 47 || 23 || [[Atlanta Flames]] || 4–1 || 22–15–10
|- {{Game-won}}
| 48 || 27 || [[Los Angeles Kings]] || 5–3 || 23–15–10
|- {{Game-won}}
| 49 || 30 || @ [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || 4–2 || 24–15–10
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=February: 8–1–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 4–1–1)| Game| February| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 50 || 2 || @ [[Minnesota North Stars]] || 3–1 || 25–15–10
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 51 || 3 || [[Minnesota North Stars]] || 5–5 || 25–15–11
|- {{Game-won}}
| 52 || 6 || [[New York Islanders]] || 6–0 || 26–15–11
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 53 || 9 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 7–2 || 26–16–11
|- {{Game-won}}
| 54 || 10 || [[St. Louis Blues]] || 4–2 || 27–16–11
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 55 || 14 || @ [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || 4–4 || 27–16–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 56 || 16 || @ [[Vancouver Canucks]] || 9–4 || 28–16–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 57 || 21 || @ [[Los Angeles Kings]] || 5–3 || 29–16–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 58 || 22 || @ [[California Golden Seals]] || 4–3 || 30–16–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 59 || 24 || [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || 3–2 || 31–16–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 60 || 27 || [[Vancouver Canucks]] || 4–2 || 32–16–12
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=March: 6–7–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–4–1)| Game| March| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 61 || 2 || @ [[Minnesota North Stars]] || 3–1 || 33–16–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 62 || 3 || [[California Golden Seals]] || 8–2 || 34–16–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 63 || 6 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 9–2 || 35–16–12
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 64 || 9 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 4–2 || 35–17–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 65 || 10 || [[New York Islanders]] || 4–2 || 36–17–12
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 66 || 14 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 5–2 || 36–18–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 67 || 16 || @ [[New York Islanders]] || 3–1 || 37–18–12
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 68 || 17 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 5–2 || 37–19–12
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 69 || 20 || [[Vancouver Canucks]] || 7–5 || 37–20–12
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 70 || 21 || @ [[Atlanta Flames]] || 5–5 || 37–20–13
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 71 || 23 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 5–3 || 37–21–13
|- {{Game-won}}
| 72 || 24 || [[Buffalo Sabres]] || 5–3 || 38–21–13
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 73 || 27 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–2 || 38–22–13
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 74 || 30 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 7–3 || 38–23–13
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 75 || 31 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–3 || 38–23–14
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=April: 2–1–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–1–0)| Game| April| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 76 || 3 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 5–3 || 39–23–14
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 77 || 6 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 8–3 || 39–24–14
|- {{Game-won}}
| 78 || 7 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 6–4 || 40–24–14
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
'''''Legend''''':
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}
{{Game log end}}

==Playoffs==
{{main|1974 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1974 Stanley Cup playoffs<ref name="Gamelog"/>}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=Quarterfinals vs. (E2) [[Montreal Canadiens]] – Rangers win 4–2| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 1 || April 10 || [[New York Rangers]] || 4–1 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 1–4 || Montreal Canadiens || || Series tied 1–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 3 || April 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || New York Rangers || || Montreal leads series 2–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 4 || April 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–6 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 5 || April 16 || New York Rangers || 3–2 || Montreal Canadiens || OT || New York Rangers lead series 3–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 6 || April 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–5 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers win series 4–2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=Semifinals vs. (W1) [[Philadelphia Flyers]] – Flyers win 4–2| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 1 || April 20 || [[New York Rangers]] || 0–4 || [[Philadelphia Flyers]] || || Philadelphia leads series 1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || April 23 || New York Rangers || 2–5 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Philadelphia leads series 2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 3 || April 25 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–5 || New York Rangers || || Philadelphia leads series 2–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 4 || April 28 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–2 || New York Rangers || OT || Series tied 2–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 5 || April 30 || New York Rangers || 1–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Philadelphia leads series 3–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 6 || May 2 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–4 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 3–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 7 || May 5 || New York Rangers || 3–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Philadelphia wins series 4–3
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
'''''Legend''''':
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid black}}
{{Game log end}}

==Player statistics==
;Skaters
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season
|- align=center
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|G|Goals}}
! {{abbr|A|Assists}}
! {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Brad|Park}} || 78 || 25 || 57 || 82 || 148
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Rod|Gilbert}} || 75 || 36 || 41 || 77 || 20
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Pete|Stemkowski}} || 78 || 25 || 45 || 70 || 74
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jean|Ratelle}} || 68 || 28 || 39 || 67 || 16
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Walt|Tkaczuk}} || 71 || 21 || 42 || 63 || 58
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Fairbairn}} || 78 || 18 || 44 || 62 || 12
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Steve|Vickers|Steve Vickers (ice hockey)}} || 75 || 34 || 24 || 58 || 18
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Vic|Hadfield}} || 77 || 27 || 28 || 55 || 75
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bobby|Rousseau}} || 72 || 10 || 41 || 51 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ted|Irvine}} || 75 || 26 || 20 || 46 || 105
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bruce|MacGregor}} || 66 || 17 || 27 || 44 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Rod|Seiling}} || 68 || 7 || 23 || 30 || 32
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Gilles|Marotte}}† || 46 || 2 || 17 || 19 || 28
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jerry|Butler|Jerry Butler (ice hockey)}} || 26 || 6 || 10 || 16 || 24
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dale|Rolfe}} || 48 || 3 || 12 || 15 || 56
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ron|Harris|Ron Harris (ice hockey)}} || 63 || 2 || 12 || 14 || 25
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Neilson}} || 72 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 38
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Larry|Sacharuk}} || 23 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Gene|Carr|Gene Carr (ice hockey)}}‡ || 29 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 15
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Sheldon|Kannegiesser}}‡ || 12 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jack|Egers}}† || 28 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Mike|Murphy|Mike Murphy (ice hockey b. 1950)}}‡ || 16 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Tom|Williams|Tom Williams (ice hockey b. 1951)}}‡ || 14 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bert|Wilson|Bert Wilson (ice hockey)}} || 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Glen|Sather}}‡ || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Real|Lemieux}}†‡ || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Playoffs
|- align=center
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|G|Goals}}
! {{abbr|A|Assists}}
! {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Pete|Stemkowski}} || 13 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 35
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Brad|Park}} || 13 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 38
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dale|Rolfe}} || 13 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 23
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bobby|Rousseau}} || 12 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bruce|MacGregor}} || 13 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ted|Irvine}} || 13 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 16
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Steve|Vickers|Steve Vickers (ice hockey)}} || 13 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 17
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Fairbairn}} || 13 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Rod|Gilbert}} || 13 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jean|Ratelle}} || 13 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Walt|Tkaczuk}} || 13 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 22
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ron|Harris|Ron Harris (ice hockey)}} || 11 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 14
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jerry|Butler|Jerry Butler (ice hockey)}} || 12 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 25
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Rod|Seiling}} || 13 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 19
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jack|Egers}} || 8 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Neilson}} || 12 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Gilles|Marotte}} || 12 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Vic|Hadfield}} || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|}

{{col-end}}

;Goaltenders
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}}
! {{abbr|W|Win}}
! {{abbr|L|Loss}}
! {{abbr|T|Tie}}
! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}}
! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ed|Giacomin}} || 56 || 3286 || 30 || 15 || 10 || 168 || 3.07 || 5
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Gilles|Villemure}} || 21 || 1054 || 7 || 7 || 3 || 62 || 3.53 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Peter|McDuffe}} || 6 || 340 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 18 || 3.18 || 0
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Playoffs
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}}
! {{abbr|W|Win}}
! {{abbr|L|Loss}}
! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}}
! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ed|Giacomin}} || 13 || 788 || 7 || 6 || 37 || 2.82 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Gilles|Villemure}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 0
|}

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
 ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

<ref>{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-08-08 |title=1973–74 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481974.html}}</ref>

{{Hockey season stats note}}

==Awards and records==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

==Transactions==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

==Draft picks==
New York's picks at the [[1973 NHL amateur draft]] in [[Montreal]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=1973 NHL Amateur Draft|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1973_amateur.html|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NHL Draft History |publisher=National Hockey League |url=http://www.nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html |accessdate=2017-06-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128131400/http://nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html |archivedate=2001-01-28 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.00%" | Round
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.0%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="12.25%" | Position
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="17.0%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club team (League)
|-
| 1
| 14
| [[Rick Middleton]]
| [[Right Wing (hockey)|RW]]
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Oshawa Generals]] ([[Ontario Hockey League|OHA]])
|-
| 2
| 30
| [[Pat Hickey (ice hockey)|Pat Hickey]]
| [[Left Wing (ice hockey)|LW]]
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Hamilton Red Wings]] (OHA)
|-
| 3
| 46
| John Campbell
| LW
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]] (OHA)
|-
| 4
| 62
| Brian Molvik
| [[Defenceman|D]]
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Calgary Centennials]] ([[Western Hockey League|WCHL]])
|-
| 5
| 78
| [[Pierre Laganiere]]
| RW
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Sherbrooke Beavers]] ([[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]])
|-
| 6
| 94
| [[Dwayne Pentland]]
| D
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] (WCHL)
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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{{1973–74 NHL season by team}}

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[[Category:1973–74 NHL season by team]]
[[Category:1973 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1974 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1970s in Manhattan|1973-74 New York Rangers]]

1973–74 New York Rangers season - Revision history

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